Letters from the Pets

Prior to the sensational duo that is Mia and Bailey, there was Toby and Turtle. Toby was the first corgi; he passed away a few years ago following a plucky battle with cancer. Turtle, as you may have already guessed, was a cat. Between 2011 and 2014, when our child was young, Toby and Turtle sometimes wrote short letters to our child, about their day or other Things of Import that had happened while she was at school or other activities. These letters have recently been unearthed from the great recesses of our child’s room, and so we have decided to share them with you. We hope that you enjoy them!

September 24, 2011

Hello, it’s Turtle. There is a whole playground inside the house now! All the stuff in the back room is now all over the house! It is so fun. I can hide in it and climb on it. Only I get yelled at when I do these things, so I have to be sneaky about it. I do not see why I get yelled at. If those things are going to be there, I think I should get to play with them, don’t you?

Hi, it’s Toby. I got a bath today. I did not like the bath part, but I liked being soft and cool. After my bath I sat in front of a fan and took a nice, long nap. Sometimes I think it would be nice to do that every day. But then I would miss out on doing other things, like chasing Turtle around the house and barking at squirrels outside. And those are fun and important things to do.